PURPOSE IN LIFE TEST (Crumbaugh & Maholick, 1964)
Instructions: Write the number (1 to 5) next to each statement that is most true for you right now.

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1. I am usually:

Rate each item from 1 to 5
bored enthusiastic

1---------2---------3--------4---------52. Life to me seems: 3. In life I have: 4. My personal existence is: 5. Every day is: 6. If I could choose, I would: 7. After retiring, I would: 8. In achieving life goals I’ve: 9. My life is: 10. If I should die today, I’d feel that my life has been: 11. In thinking of my life, I: 12. As I view the world in relation to my life, the world: 13. I am a: 14. Concerning freedom to choose, I believe humans are: 15. With regard to death, I am: 16. Regarding suicide, I have: 17. I regard my ability to find a a purpose or mission in life as: 18. My life is: 19. Facing my daily tasks is: 20. I have discovered: completely routine; no goals or aims; utterly meaningless, without purpose; exactly the same; prefer never to have been born; loaf completely the rest of my life; made no progress whatever; empty, filled only with despair; completely worthless; often wonder why I exist; completely confuses me; very irresponsible person; completely bound by limitations of heredity and environment; unprepared and frightened; thought of it seriously as a way out; practically none; out of my hands and controlled by external factors; a painful and boring experience; no mission or purpose in life; always exciting. clear goals and aims. purposeful and meaningful. constantly new and different. want 9 more lives just like this one. do some of the exciting things I've always wanted to. progressed to complete fulfillment. running over with exciting things. very worthwhile. Always see reasons for being here. fits meaningfully with my life. very responsible person. totally free to make all life choices. prepared and unafraid. never given it a second thought. very...

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...PREVAILING BELIEFS/IDEAS ON THE PURPOSE OF HUMAN LIFE ON EARTH, FROM RELIGION (HINDUISM, ISLAMIC, BUDDHISM, CHRISTIANITY, ETC.), SOCIOLOGY OR PHILOSOPHY.
Introduction:
All men came to a specific point in live where they started questioning themselves, “Why am I here? Where from, and where to" The sad news is that many people grew up and died and still never have any answer to these questions. The purpose of human life on earth has been a controversial issue among religions. At the cause of this research; I came across about 15 well known religions practically on earth, though there might be some good number of hidden ones, and each of these have different views and perspective on mankind purpose on earth.
Each religion have their own Holly scripture which sets up the rules, beliefs, doctrine, norms, and ethical culture, and that gave them a different views on the existence of mankind here on earth. In this essay, I will be highlighting few religions, giving a short explanation on what they believe to be the purpose of human life on earth. Similarly I will refer the ideas of philosophy or sociology and that of mine on what is thought to be the purpose of human life on earth.
Description:
The purpose of human life on earth according to Hinduism:
Hindus believed that human purpose on earth is associated...